There are many beautiful words with beautiful meanings. There are also many words that are unknown to many (Dutch) people, but have a very beautiful meaning. It’s almost a shame not to know these words. That is why we have listed a number of them for you.
Language is mainly about its practical effect. Because communicating via speech and language makes life a lot easier and more efficient. But that is not the only effect of language, it also has an aesthetic effect. This concerns the beauty of certain words and/or sentences.
List of beautiful words
Qué será será is Spanish for: Whatever will be, will be. The future is not ours to see. Don’t worry, if it’s supposed to happen, it will. (Whatever will be, it will be. It is not for us to see the future. Don’t worry, if it has to happen, it will happen.)
Wabi-sabi is Japanese for: The discovery of beauty in imperfection. The acceptance of the circle of life and death. (The discovery of beauty in imperfection. The acceptance of the circle of life and death.)
Kefi is Greek for: The spirit of joy, enthusiasm, high spirits and frenzy, in which good times and passion for life are expressed with an abundance of excitement, happiness and fun. (The spirit of joy, enthusiasm, cheerfulness and madness, in which good times and passion for life are expressed with an abundance of excitement, happiness and fun).
Fika is Swedish for: A moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life. (A moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life.)
Querencia is Spanish for: A place where one feels safe. A place from which one’s strength of character is drawn, where one feels at home. (A place where one feels safe. A place where one’s strength of character comes from, where one feels at home.)
Fernweh is German for: An ache for distant places, missing places you’ve never been. (A longing for faraway places, for places you’ve never been.)
Lagom is Swedish for: Not too little, not too much. Just right. (Not too little, not too much. Just right.)
Kai ros is Greek for: The perfect, delicate, crucial moment. The fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportunity atmosphere for action, words or movement. (The perfect, delicate, crucial moment. The fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the appropriate atmosphere for action, words or movement.)
Basorexia: The overwhelming desire to kiss. (The burning desire to kiss.)
Sphallolalia: Flirtatious talk that leads nowhere. (Flirty talk that leads nowhere.)
